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A Virginia woman has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for poisoning her coworkers' coffee with Windex and dish soap. Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney Jim Plowman announced the sentence Thursday for 33-year-old Mayda Rivera Juarez of Sterling.Star Tribune, Thu, Aug 17 2017 @ 10:10 AM

Mayda Rivera-Juarez and the coffee machine in which she poured Windex and Ajax to poison her co-workers. A 33-YEAR-OLD woman who poisoned co-workers by pouring window cleaner and washing up liquid into the office coffee machine has been sent to prion.NEWS.com.au, Fri, Aug 18 2017 @ 12:47 AM

The Latest on the white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that erupted into deadly violence : Apple is donating $2 million to two human rights groups as part of CEO Tim Cook's pledge to help lead the fight against the hate that fueled the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, during a white-nationalist rally.TheCourier.com, Thu, Aug 17 2017 @ 08:54 PM

Surveillance footage has been released that may be connected to the vandalism of a Confederate statue outside the Loudoun County Courthouse in Leesburg, Virginia. "We're not sure they're the suspects.WTOP-FM Washington, Thu, Aug 17 2017 @ 10:50 PM

D.C. police are investigating as a hate crime the scribbling of an anti-Semitic slur on the brick wall of a recreation area in Georgetown. The slur, a derogatory term for Jewish people, has been removed from the wall on city property in the 1700 block of 38th Street NW, according to a police report filed Wednesday.The Washington Post, Thu, Aug 17 2017 @ 07:38 PM

The Latest on the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that erupted into deadly violence : A Civil War history group has denounced Gov. Roy Cooper's call to take down Confederate monuments in North Carolina and says it will offer rewards for information about those who damage statues when "our government fails to act."TheCourier.com, Thu, Aug 17 2017 @ 06:55 PM

A statue of a Confederate soldier in front of the county courthouse in Leesburg, Va., was vandalized overnight with graffiti that included obscenities and the message "you lost." The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating the incident, which occurred after midnight Thursday.The Washington Post, Thu, Aug 17 2017 @ 11:42 AM